Acapulco was, back when I was young (*many* years ago), a destination for the jet-set crowd. It no longer has that cachet, but is still a nice port for a cruise.
We began the day with breakfast. I did some blogging then we went ashore and started walking along the beach.
I wanted to get some Mexican pesos but was reluctant to go to a bank – they often refuse to provide change to non-customers – and there was no currency exchange at the cruise terminal. What to do? Well, that problem was solved by a fellow passenger that we chatted with on our walk along the beach. He offered to sell us 1,000 pesos for $50 – 20 pesos per dollar, which was almost exactly the current exchange rate. I jumped at that. So our goal changed from getting pesos to spending pesos.
Well, we bought a large bottle of water for 21 pesos, a beer for 21 pesos and some souvenirs for about 500. We also went shopping at the local version of Walmart and bought some snacks. Marlene bought some clothes and jewelry. We spent every last peso.
And we took a few selfies along the way.
There is a large park/zoo undergoing renovation along the beach. We saw many iguanas there. Should be very nice when it reopens.
We made it back to the ship after walking over 6 miles. The last stop was the jewelry shop in the cruise terminal where Marlene bought a nice silver ring. Then, as we were walking out, the shopkeeper pulled out a bracelet that he called “one of a kind.” Marlene loved it. I agreed that it was unusual and very nice. It became her birthday present. She can’t wear it until July. And if we break up before her birthday it is mine, all mine.
Back aboard the ship we went up for a snack and found that it was “seafood day” and the chefs had prepared some lovely scenes made from fruits.
I did some blogging then we went to see the evening show, a hypnotist, Richard Barker. Amusing.
Dinner was with Greg and Eveyln from Kentucky. They had been married 50 years and have 7 children. But they looked to be in their 50s. They admitted to starting young – she was 18 when they married – but they didn’t look their age.
We finished the evening with Rockaway Duo and did some dancing. We met Mike and Monica from Chicago.